how do i send a private message
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5th Gear
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Thanks! It would be nice if they would have properly explained this on the first pm that automatically get sent to new members. Instead it is in a sub forum under "forum issues..."
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When you joined HD Forums you were required to read and agree to the HD Forums rules. The very last one, number 20, is in capitol letters to draw attention to it. Here it is:
20. NEW MEMBERS WILL NOT HAVE ACCESS TO PICTURES OR PMs UNTIL THEY HAVE BEEN AN ACTIVE MEMBER FOR FIVE DAYS AND FIVE POSTS.
How did you miss that?
20. NEW MEMBERS WILL NOT HAVE ACCESS TO PICTURES OR PMs UNTIL THEY HAVE BEEN AN ACTIVE MEMBER FOR FIVE DAYS AND FIVE POSTS.
How did you miss that?
What am I missing. Is it a tab, icon, or just invisible?
OK found it - have to go to the original FORUM - not each thread.
5th Gear
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From: Socal
When you joined HD Forums you were required to read and agree to the HD Forums rules. The very last one, number 20, is in capitol letters to draw attention to it. Here it is:
20. NEW MEMBERS WILL NOT HAVE ACCESS TO PICTURES OR PMs UNTIL THEY HAVE BEEN AN ACTIVE MEMBER FOR FIVE DAYS AND FIVE POSTS.
How did you miss that?
20. NEW MEMBERS WILL NOT HAVE ACCESS TO PICTURES OR PMs UNTIL THEY HAVE BEEN AN ACTIVE MEMBER FOR FIVE DAYS AND FIVE POSTS.
How did you miss that?
I'm just saying that maybe it's time to integrate it on the automatic pm, cause as it stand now there's plenty of people that miss that vital information on how to communicate to other forum members privately. The fact that this site have to have a sticky on how to gain access to private messaging shows how inefficient the current method is.
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I have to disagree. We have 20 rules that are equally important. That's why we require new members to read them and then click on the box that indicates that they did indeed read them and agree to them. If you can't bother with that, then how do we determine which of the 20 rules are the most important and send them to you in an introductory email? You didn't bother reading the rules, why would you bother reading the email?
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I'm just saying that maybe it's time to integrate it on the automatic pm, cause as it stand now there's plenty of people that miss that vital information on how to communicate to other forum members privately. The fact that this site have to have a sticky on how to gain access to private messaging shows how inefficient the current method is.
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I'm a senior moderator on another site, similar in size to HDF; 250,000+ members worldwide.
As do all such sites, we have rules, policies, and guidelines, which must be "Read and Agreed to" before becoming a member.
I assure everyone here, it doesn't matter where those rules and guidelines are posted, it doesn't matter how big the font, or how red the color, or how many times you have to check a checkbox and select "I have seen and read" those rules and guidelines, somebody will complain that they didn't see it.
I was brand new here too, not long ago, and I puttered around clicking on things and I really didn't have any problems figuring stuff out. Now, I realize, just because I didn't have a problem certainly doesn't mean that nobody will have a problem, but, honestly, you can lead a horse to water...
HDF has much more serious problems than this one.
As do all such sites, we have rules, policies, and guidelines, which must be "Read and Agreed to" before becoming a member.
I assure everyone here, it doesn't matter where those rules and guidelines are posted, it doesn't matter how big the font, or how red the color, or how many times you have to check a checkbox and select "I have seen and read" those rules and guidelines, somebody will complain that they didn't see it.
I was brand new here too, not long ago, and I puttered around clicking on things and I really didn't have any problems figuring stuff out. Now, I realize, just because I didn't have a problem certainly doesn't mean that nobody will have a problem, but, honestly, you can lead a horse to water...
HDF has much more serious problems than this one.
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